Reduced arrhythmogenicity of biphasic versus monophasic T-wave shocks: Implications for defibrillation efficacy

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1974-1980

  Behrens, Steffen ^a,b   Li, Cuilan ^a   Kirchhof, Paulus ^a   Fabritz, F Larissa ^a   Franz, Michael R ^a,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; electrophysiology; fibrillation; shock

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029822362     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.8.1974     Document Type: Article

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